Mtn. View Garden Club Fall Sale is today
The Mtn. View Garden Club will hold its annual Fall Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon today at What Park, located at First and Pine streets in downtown Mtn. View.
The sale features native plants, perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees and house plants sourced from members' personal gardens, as well as $3 bags of rice hulls for soil conditioning.
Proceeds support community projects, including daffodil donations to area high schools, the Smokey Bear poster contest and the Nancy Echols Memorial Scholarship.
Dolly Parton Tribute Variety Show tonight
The STARS Foundation will host a Dolly Parton Tribute Variety Show at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Melba Theater, 214 S. Grand Ave. in Houston.
The family-friendly evening will feature live entertainment and giveaways. Tickets are $8, and all donations will benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide free books to local children.
Richards School Board meets Thursday
The Richards R-V Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Thursday in the district boardroom, 3461 County Road 1710 in West Plains.
The agenda includes administrative reports, board policy reviews, approval of the 2026-27 substitute teacher list and an executive session to discuss legal and personnel matters.
West Plains Schools announces Homecoming half-day
West Plains Schools will operate on a half-day schedule on Sept. 25, for the annual Homecoming celebration following districtwide survey results from parents, staff and students.
The Homecoming Parade will begin at 1 p.m. in downtown West Plains. Specific dismissal times and event details will be released prior to Sept. 25.
